The first trial run of
Spanish-built Talgo train was held on Friday on the Bareilly-Moradabad rail
route in Uttar Pradesh.
The first Talgo train trial was
conducted at a maximum speed of 115 km per hour for oscillation test.
The next trials
of the Talgo trains, which are capable of hitting a maximum speed of 200 km per
hour, will be conducted on Mathura-Palwal corridor and Delhi-Mumbai corridor.
Besides reducing travel time,
Talgo's lighter trains consume 30 per cent less energy which will help railways
reduce their power bill.
As per reports, the coaches of Talgo trains
have seats set close to each other, like in planes, and just a normal luggage
rack along the top side of the coach.
The space between the seats, which
face each other with a wall-mounted table in between, do not leave any space
for anything bigger than a briefcase.
Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu
had earlier this month told the Rajya Sabha that the government is working to
bring faster trains with more facilities while trying to meet the expectations
of the society.
Prabhu, who was replying to a
debate on the Railways Appropriation Bill, said the railways is trying to meet
these diverse expectations as he mentioned seven missions including the
'Mission to have zero accidents', 'Mission on Speed' and 'Mission on accounting
reform' etc.
Source: ANI
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